President Mirziyoyev holds informal talks with global leaders

On November 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the COP29 summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, engaging in a series of informal discussions with several prominent world leaders. The President’s press secretary, Sherzod Asadov, shared details of the President’s engagements on social media.

During the summit, President Mirziyoyev held informal talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. These interactions were part of a broader schedule of informal exchanges among the attending leaders.

"President Mirziyoyev is set to conduct more than ten significant meetings and negotiations over the course of the two-day summit," Sherzod Asadov says.

Photos shared by Asadov show Mirziyoyev accompanied by his wife, Ziroat Mirziyoyeva, as part of the Uzbek delegation.

Notably, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov is also attending the summit with his wife, Aygul Japarova, underscoring the family-oriented atmosphere among several attending delegations at COP29.